| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Joseph Owens (fresh) 3 pts. SG - William Sedlak (fresh) SF - Enoch Tarski (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Thomas Agostini (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - John Spear (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Joshua Hart (fresh) SG - Johnny Coleman (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Orville Heinz (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Nicholas Lueras (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Stephen Morgan (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | Enoch Tarski inbounds the ball | 16-23 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:32 | Penn State | Enoch Tarski blows the dunk | 16-23 |
| 19:31 | Illinois | Orville Heinz snags the defensive board | 16-23 |
| 19:26 | Illinois | Joshua Hart misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 16-23 |
| 19:24 | Penn State | The rebound goes to John Spear | 16-23 |
| 19:03 | Penn State | John Spear is denied on a layup by Orville Heinz | 16-23 |
| 19:02 | Illinois | Joshua Hart snags the defensive board | 16-23 |
| 18:39 | Illinois | Orville Heinz is denied on a layup by Thomas Agostini | 16-23 |
| 18:37 | Illinois | Stephen Morgan tips it home | 16-25 |
| 18:16 | Penn State | John Spear makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 18-25 |
| 18:00 | Illinois | Joshua Hart loses the ball out of bounds | 18-25 |
| 17:37 | Penn State | Joseph Owens evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jump hook from the baseline | 18-25 |
| 17:35 | Illinois | Nicholas Lueras pulls down the rebound | 18-25 |
| 17:16 | Illinois | Enoch Tarski blocks the jumper by Stephen Morgan | 18-25 |
| 17:14 | Penn State | The rebound goes to John Spear | 18-25 |
| 16:45 | Penn State | John Spear hits the finger roll on a great pass from Thomas Agostini and the foul's on Johnny Coleman - foul #1 on Johnny Coleman, team foul #1 | 20-25 |
| Subs | Penn State | Thomas Fleener (SG) William Sedlak | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 16:45 | Penn State | John Spear makes the free throw | 21-25 |
| 16:20 | Illinois | Stephen Morgan is hacked by Joseph Owens - foul #3 on Joseph Owens, team foul #1 | 21-25 |
| Subs | Penn State | Keith Hardin (SG), Andreas Esposito (SF), Louis Brown (PF) Joseph Owens, Enoch Tarski, Thomas Agostini | |
| Subs | Illinois | Andrew Schoolcraft (PG), William Grimes (SG), Arthur Walters (PF) Joshua Hart, Johnny Coleman, Nicholas Lueras | |
| 16:02 | Illinois | Orville Heinz clanks a runner from the baseline | 21-25 |
| 16:01 | Penn State | John Spear grabs the defensive rebound | 21-25 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Thomas Fleener (fresh) SG - Keith Hardin (fresh) SF - Andreas Esposito (fresh) PF - Louis Brown (fresh) 1 pts. C - John Spear (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Andrew Schoolcraft (fresh) 6 pts. SG - William Grimes (fresh) SF - Orville Heinz (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Arthur Walters (fresh) 3 reb. C - Stephen Morgan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Penn State | Andreas Esposito loses the dribble to Orville Heinz | 21-25 |
| 15:14 | Illinois | Stephen Morgan slams it home and he's fouled by Keith Hardin - foul #2 on Keith Hardin, team foul #2 | 21-27 |
| Subs | Penn State | Joseph Owens (PG), William Sedlak (SG), Thomas Agostini (PF) Thomas Fleener, Keith Hardin, Louis Brown | |
| Subs | Illinois | Joshua Hart (PG), John Parrish (SF) William Grimes, Orville Heinz | |
| 15:14 | Illinois | Stephen Morgan makes the free throw | 21-28 |
| 14:45 | Penn State | Joseph Owens evades the doubleteam and hits a fadeaway from the left side | 23-28 |
| 14:18 | Illinois | Andrew Schoolcraft knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Joshua Hart | 23-31 |
| 13:55 | Penn State | Andreas Esposito drills a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Joseph Owens | 25-31 |
| 13:36 | Illinois | Andreas Esposito is called for the reach on John Parrish - foul #2 on Andreas Esposito, team foul #3 | 25-31 |
| Subs | Penn State | Enoch Tarski (SF), James Ramsey (C) Andreas Esposito, John Spear | |
| Subs | Illinois | Johnny Coleman (SG), Orville Heinz (SF), Nicholas Lueras (PF) Andrew Schoolcraft, John Parrish, Stephen Morgan | |
| 13:10 | Illinois | Joshua Hart connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Johnny Coleman | 25-34 |
| 12:41 | Penn State | Thomas Agostini is whistled for traveling | 25-34 |
| Subs | Penn State | Thomas Fleener (SG), Louis Brown (PF) William Sedlak, Thomas Agostini | |
| Subs | Illinois | Andrew Schoolcraft (PG), John Parrish (C) Joshua Hart, Arthur Walters | |
| 12:17 | Illinois | Joseph Owens takes the ball from Nicholas Lueras | 25-34 |
| 11:58 | Penn State | Enoch Tarski's layup is rejected by John Parrish | 25-34 |
| 11:56 | Penn State | James Ramsey pulls down the offensive rebound | 25-34 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Joseph Owens (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Fleener (fresh) SF - Enoch Tarski (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Louis Brown (fresh) 1 pts. C - James Ramsey (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Andrew Schoolcraft (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Johnny Coleman (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Orville Heinz (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nicholas Lueras (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - John Parrish (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Penn State | Enoch Tarski is fouled on the floor by Andrew Schoolcraft - foul #2 on Andrew Schoolcraft, team foul #2 | 25-34 |
| Subs | Penn State | Thomas Agostini (PF), John Spear (C) Louis Brown, James Ramsey | |
| Subs | Illinois | Stephen Morgan (C) John Parrish | |
| 11:17 | Penn State | Enoch Tarski misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 25-34 |
| 11:15 | Penn State | The offensive rebound goes to John Spear | 25-34 |
| 10:56 | Penn State | Joseph Owens works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 25-34 |
| 10:55 | Illinois | Stephen Morgan snags the defensive board | 25-34 |
| 10:39 | Illinois | Orville Heinz connects on the fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Johnny Coleman and the foul's on John Spear - foul #1 on John Spear, team foul #4 | 25-36 |
| Subs | Penn State | William Sedlak (SG) Joseph Owens | |
| Subs | Illinois | Joshua Hart (PG) Andrew Schoolcraft | |
| 10:39 | Illinois | Orville Heinz makes the free throw | 25-37 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 10:18 | Penn State | John Spear loses the ball out of bounds | 25-37 |
| 09:55 | Illinois | Joshua Hart misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 25-37 |
| 09:53 | Penn State | William Sedlak grabs the board | 25-37 |
| 09:45 | Penn State | The short jumper by Enoch Tarski is denied by Nicholas Lueras | 25-37 |
| 09:44 | Penn State | John Spear tips it in | 27-37 |
| 09:39 | Illinois | Orville Heinz connects on the jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Joshua Hart | 27-39 |
| 09:21 | Penn State | Stephen Morgan denies the turnaround by Enoch Tarski | 27-39 |
| 09:20 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Stephen Morgan | 27-39 |
| 08:51 | Illinois | Joshua Hart buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Nicholas Lueras | 27-42 |
| 08:31 | Penn State | Stephen Morgan swats the short shot by John Spear | 27-42 |
| 08:29 | Penn State | Enoch Tarski snags the offensive board | 27-42 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 08:22 | Penn State | William Sedlak clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 27-42 |
| 08:20 | Illinois | Nicholas Lueras grabs the board | 27-42 |
| 07:51 | Illinois | Orville Heinz scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Joshua Hart | 27-44 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Thomas Fleener (fairly fresh) SG - William Sedlak (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Enoch Tarski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Thomas Agostini (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - John Spear (fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Joshua Hart (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Johnny Coleman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Orville Heinz (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nicholas Lueras (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 4 blk. C - Stephen Morgan (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:42 | Penn State | Enoch Tarski clanks a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Orville Heinz - foul #2 on Orville Heinz, team foul #3 | 27-44 |
| Subs | Penn State | Joseph Owens (PG), Louis Brown (PF) Thomas Fleener, Thomas Agostini | |
| Subs | Illinois | Andrew Schoolcraft (SG), John Parrish (SF), Arthur Walters (PF) Johnny Coleman, Orville Heinz, Nicholas Lueras | |
| 07:42 | Penn State | Enoch Tarski misses the 1st free throw | 27-44 |
| 07:42 | Penn State | Enoch Tarski misses the 2nd free throw | 27-44 |
| 07:42 | Illinois | Stephen Morgan grabs the board | 27-44 |
| 07:19 | Illinois | Joshua Hart hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 27-44 |
| 07:17 | Illinois | John Parrish grabs the offensive board | 27-44 |
| 07:01 | Illinois | Joseph Owens steals the ball from Joshua Hart | 27-44 |
| 06:45 | Penn State | John Spear hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 27-44 |
| 06:44 | Illinois | The rebound goes to John Parrish | 27-44 |
| 06:21 | Illinois | Joshua Hart is hacked by John Spear - foul #2 on John Spear, team foul #5 | 27-44 |
| Subs | Penn State | Pete Smith (PG), Keith Hardin (SG), Andreas Esposito (SF), James Ramsey (C) Joseph Owens, William Sedlak, Enoch Tarski, John Spear | |
| Subs | Illinois | William Grimes (SG), Orville Heinz (SF) Joshua Hart, Stephen Morgan | |
| 06:13 | Illinois | Orville Heinz clanks a driving attempt from close range | 27-44 |
| 06:12 | Penn State | Louis Brown pulls down the rebound | 27-44 |
| 05:49 | Penn State | Andrew Schoolcraft steps in front of the Louis Brown pass | 27-44 |
| 05:27 | Illinois | Andrew Schoolcraft knocks in the driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Orville Heinz | 27-46 |
| 05:19 | Penn State | Andrew Schoolcraft takes the ball from James Ramsey | 27-46 |
| 05:14 | Illinois | Andrew Schoolcraft can't finish the layup | 27-46 |
| 05:12 | Illinois | Arthur Walters tips it but misses | 27-46 |
| 05:10 | Illinois | Andrew Schoolcraft can't tip it in | 27-46 |
| 05:08 | Illinois | Andrew Schoolcraft tips it in | 27-48 |
| 04:50 | Penn State | James Ramsey drills a runner from the right block on a nice dish by Louis Brown and he's hacked by John Parrish - foul #2 on John Parrish, team foul #4 | 29-48 |
| Subs | Penn State | Thomas Fleener (PG) Pete Smith | |
| Subs | Illinois | Joshua Hart (PG), Johnny Coleman (SG), Nicholas Lueras (PF), Stephen Morgan (C) Andrew Schoolcraft, William Grimes, Arthur Walters, John Parrish | |
| 04:50 | Penn State | James Ramsey makes the free throw | 30-48 |
| 04:21 | Illinois | Joshua Hart makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Johnny Coleman | 30-51 |
| 04:16 | Penn State | Thomas Fleener misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 30-51 |
| 04:14 | Illinois | Orville Heinz grabs the defensive rebound | 30-51 |
| 03:52 | Illinois | Stephen Morgan scores on a floater near the basket set up by Johnny Coleman | 30-53 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Thomas Fleener (fresh) SG - Keith Hardin (fresh) SF - Andreas Esposito (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Louis Brown (fresh) 1 pts. C - James Ramsey (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Joshua Hart (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Johnny Coleman (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Orville Heinz (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. PF - Nicholas Lueras (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 4 blk. C - Stephen Morgan (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:45 | Penn State | James Ramsey is whistled for traveling | 30-53 |
| 03:17 | Illinois | Orville Heinz can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane | 30-53 |
| 03:16 | Penn State | Louis Brown pulls down the rebound | 30-53 |
| 03:11 | Penn State | Keith Hardin misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 30-53 |
| 03:09 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Joshua Hart | 30-53 |
| 02:40 | Illinois | Joshua Hart misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 30-53 |
| 02:39 | Penn State | Andreas Esposito gets the rebound | 30-53 |
| 02:20 | Penn State | Nicholas Lueras swats the layup by James Ramsey | 30-53 |
| 02:18 | Illinois | Nicholas Lueras gets the rebound | 30-53 |
| 02:13 | Illinois | Orville Heinz's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-53 |
| Subs | Penn State | Pete Smith (PG) Keith Hardin | |
| Subs | Illinois | Andrew Schoolcraft (PG), William Grimes (SG), John Parrish (SF), Arthur Walters (C) Joshua Hart, Johnny Coleman, Orville Heinz, Stephen Morgan | |
| 02:06 | Penn State | James Ramsey drills a jump hook from the baseline | 32-53 |
| 01:45 | Illinois | John Parrish throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-53 |
| Subs | Penn State | Keith Hardin (SG) Pete Smith | |
| Subs | Illinois | Joshua Hart (PG), Johnny Coleman (SG), Orville Heinz (SF), Stephen Morgan (C) Andrew Schoolcraft, William Grimes, John Parrish, Arthur Walters | |
| 01:26 | Penn State | Joshua Hart steals the ball from Thomas Fleener | 32-53 |
| 01:23 | Illinois | Joshua Hart dunks the ball | 32-55 |
| 01:10 | Penn State | Andreas Esposito clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 32-55 |
| 01:09 | Illinois | Nicholas Lueras grabs the board | 32-55 |
| 00:46 | Illinois | Nicholas Lueras is fouled on the floor by Thomas Fleener - foul #3 on Thomas Fleener, team foul #6 | 32-55 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:24 | Illinois | Orville Heinz misses the dunk but he's hacked by James Ramsey - foul #1 on James Ramsey, team foul #7 | 32-55 |
| 00:24 | Illinois | Orville Heinz misses the 1st free throw | 32-55 |
| 00:24 | Illinois | Orville Heinz misses the 2nd free throw | 32-55 |
| 00:24 | Penn State | Louis Brown snags the defensive board | 32-55 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:18 | Penn State | Louis Brown comes up short on the runner near the basket | 32-55 |
| 00:17 | Illinois | Stephen Morgan gets the rebound | 32-55 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Joshua Hart runs out the clock | 32-55 |